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    WD Scorpio Black v. Momentus 7200.3?

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by photognj, May 4, 2009.

  1. photognj

    photognj Notebook Geek

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    Hi,

    I am using Dell M1330, Win 7, with Seagate Seagate Momentus 7200.2 120GB 7.2K, 3.0 GB RAM.

    I am processing 12-megapixel RAW files from digital cameras using Adobe Lightroom. I feel my current hard drive is the bottleneck. I heard the larger capacity drives are faster. I will be upgrading to 4gb RAM to make sure the dual-channel mode is active.

    I have narrowed my choice to the following. I am favoring the WD as I hear it is faster overall(smaller files) while the Seagate is good with big files but slower overall.

    However, since I am using photoshop also(big files) I wonder if Seagate is better.

    Western Digital Scorpio Black WD3200BEKT 320GB 7200 RPM 2.5" SATA 3.0Gb/s Notebook Hard Drive - OEM

    Seagate Momentus 7200.3 ST9320421AS 320GB 7200 RPM 2.5" SATA 3.0Gb/s Notebook Hard Drive (Bare drive) - OEM

    Please help. I need to order this week.

    Thanks.
     
    photognj, May 4, 2009
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  2. Phil

    Phil Retired

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    Phil, May 4, 2009
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  3. K-TRON

    K-TRON Hi, I'm Jimmy Diesel ^_^

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    WD3200BEKT is better than the 7200.3

    The Hitachi 7K320 isnt bad either. Its a tad slower than the Western digital, but it is usually substantially cheaper

    K-TRON
     
    K-TRON, May 4, 2009
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